Pollution
Pollution news in Thailand, including air quality, environmental concerns, and government measures.
- Transport News
Pollution Control Department officials roll out car-free day on Wednesdays
PHOTO: kenlwrites.com “She says the drive normally takes her an…
- Environment News
80% of garbage in the sea comes from the waterways of Thailand’s cities and towns
PHOTOS: Kasetsart University Where does all the garbage floating around…
- Environment News
Bangkok air pollution on the rise again
Flimsy paper face masks will be the only winner in…
- Environment News
Chiang Mai public transport vehicles to undergo random exhaust checks
Officials in Chiang Mai will begin carrying out random checks…
- Northern Thailand News
Less monitoring, more enforcement – Prawit warns northern officials
PHOTO: The Thaiger Thai Deputy PM Prawit Wongsuwan and Natural…
- Environment News
Thai PM issues warning to drivers of polluting vehicles
PHOTO: Chiang Rai Times PM General Prayut Chan-o-cha says those…
- Environment News
Bangkok’s blue skies return, but light smog lingers
PHOTO: Prae Sakaowan The air pollution situation around Bangkok has…
- Environment News
Smog continues to blanket Bangkok and surround provinces
Bangkok and surrounding provinces remain cloaked in dust and smog…
- World News
Indonesia’s burning issue – controlling the palm oil giants
PHOTOS: Donny Sophandi and AFP A brutal Indonesian forest fire…
- Environment News
Thai PM orders anti-pollution measures for smoggy Bangkok
PHOTO: Narong Sangnak/EPA-EFE The Thai PM Prayut Chan-o-cha is ordering…
- Environment News
Bangkok sewage water home to all sorts
PHOTO: Sanook You never know what you’ll find in the…
- World News
Officials hand out face masks whilst southern Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore choke
The annual haze from intentionally lit forest fires in Indonesia…
- Environment News
Old Thai habits die hard: Businesses are trying but shoppers remain stubborn
GRAPHICS: The Nation Thailand is now abuzz over the issue…
- World News
Indonesia’s forest fires causing air pollution in southern Thailand
Residents in Thailand’s southern provinces of Songkhla and Satun are…
- Politics News
Government spokeswoman says sorry after posting photo of PM eating from plastic container
PHOTO: Scmp.com Thai PBS World reports that a government spokeswoman…
- Environment News
Thailand Prime Minister rejects calls to ban plastic bags
PHOTO: Chiang Rai Times In what some may see as…
- Environment News
Blackwater at Phuket’s Nai Harn beach due to ‘natural causes’
‘Blackwater’ has returned at one of Phuket’s favourite beaches, this…
- Environment News
Cha-Am blackwater flowing into the beach is “natural in origin” – District Chief
PHOTOS: Daily News The Cha-Am district chief and a posse…
- Environment News
Thailand: Paradise Lost? Part 1.
by guest blogger Kent Bowie Thailand has seen rampant tourist…
- Pattaya News
The magic disappearing murky and muddy waters of Pattaya’s Jomtien Beach
PHOTOS: Pattaya Message Officials from Chon Buri Municipality says there…
- Environment News
Deja vu: Dirty, smelly, blackwater flows into the Andaman Sea, again
PHOTOS: Newshawk Phuket Phuket’s Governor has given an urgent order…
- Northern Thailand News
Northern Thailand suffers whilst officials play the blame game
Excerpts from an article at ttrweekly.com Inflicting immeasurable damage to…
- Environment News
Forest fires very close to a revered shrine in Mae Hong Son
Fires continue to rage in the northwestern province of Mae…
- Northern Thailand News
“Toxic air pollution shortens children’s lives by 20 months”
In the wake of the PM’s visit to Chiang Mai…
- Northern Thailand News
PM heads north tomorrow to tackle smoke and haze issues
Thai PM Prayut Chan-o-cha flies to Chiang Mai tomorrow morning…
- Northern Thailand News
Study: Psychosis in teens linked to air pollution
“One of the most consistent findings over the past few…
- Environment News
Chiang Mai ‘s tourism holds up despite smoke and smog
by Siriarpa Kamjan, ttgasia.com Chiang Mai’s current poor air quality…
- Environment News
Hazardous: Chiang Mai again leads the world in air pollution
Chiang Mai is back on top of the world’s list…
- Northern Thailand News
Chiang Mai has world’s worst air quality as fires rage in the north
This morning Chiang Mai had the world’s worst air quality.In…
- Environment News
Chiang Mai kids are demanding action on air pollution
PHOTOS: Facebook / Pharadon Phonamnua Children and their parents in Chiang…
